A substance that suppresses depression or sadness.
Substance that counters depression or sadness.
An agent that stimulates the mood of a patient.
Literally, substances meant to oppose depressions or sadness, and generally heterocyclic types such as Elavil, MAO inhibitors like phenelzine, or lithium carbonate. This category of substances furmerly included stuff like amphetamines and other stimulants; but the only plants in this book that could fit the current definition fur antidepressant activity would be Hypericumand perhaps Devil’s Club.
A substance that alleviates depression; Helps lift mood.
Medications used for the treatment of depression. The mechanism of action of antidepressant medications appears to be due to various effects on pre-and postsynaptic receptors affecting the release and reuptake of brain neurotransmitters such as dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin. The main classes of antidepressant medications are tricyclic antidepressants and tetracyclic antidepressants, monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIS). Besides their use in the treatment of depression, antidepressants are used to treat generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, social phobia, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), premenstrual dysphoric disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), chronic pain, and other conditions.
Drugs that are administered to alleviate depressing moods in a person.
The main classes of antidepressant medications include tricyclic antidepressants, monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), atypical antidepressants, and norepinephrine-specific reuptake inhibitors. The mechanism of action of antidepressant medications appears to be due to various effects on pre-and postsynaptic receptors affecting the release and reuptake of brain neurotransmitters (e.g., dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin). Antidepressants are used in the treatment of depression, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive-disorder, social anxiety disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), chronic pain, and other disorders.
A drug used to relieve depression by stimulating the mood of a depressed person. Examples are tricyclic antidepressants, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and monoamine oxidase inhibitors.
Medications used to improve mood and resolve depression; classes include bicyclic, tetracyclic, and monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors.
Drugs used to treat depression and other conditions associated with reduced levels of two neurotransmitters: norepinephrine and serotonin. Most antidepressants work by raising the levels of norepinephrine and serotonin in the brain or by preventing their inactivation in the brain. Under normal circumstances, the neurotransmitters stimulate the brain when they are released and are reabsorbed by brain cells, then broken down by an enzyme called mono amine oxidase (MAO). When levels of these neurotransmitters are low, the brain is understimulated.
A drug that alleviates the symptoms of depression. The most widely prescribed antidepressants are a group of drugs with a basic chemical structure of three benzene rings, called tricyclic antidepressants, which include amitriptyline and imipramine. These drugs are useful in treating a variety of different depressive symptoms. Side-effects commonly include dry mouth, blurred vision, constipation, drowsiness, and difficulty in urination. The other main group of antidepressants are the MAO inhibitors, which have more severe side-effects.
Any medicine or other mode of therapy that acts to prevent, cure, or alleviate mental depression.
A pharmacological agent that possesses the ability to ameliorate depressive symptoms.